FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: COLOR ADDITIVE PETITION FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLOR MANUFACTURERS; REQUEST TO AMEND THE COLOR ADDITIVE REGULATIONS TO REMOVE THE SOLVENTS METHYLENE CHLORIDE, TRICHLOROETHYLENE, AND ETHYLENE DICHLORIDE

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Food and Drug Administration has issued a rule called: Color Additive Petition From the International Association of Color Manufacturers; Request To Amend the Color Additive Regulations To Remove the Solvents Methylene Chloride, Trichloroethylene, and Ethylene Dichloride.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Nov. 10 by Grace R. Graham, Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs.

Summary: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is partially granting a color additive petition submitted by the International Association of Color Manufacturers (IACM or petitioner), by amending our color additive regulations, on the basis of abandonment, to remove the authorized uses of methyl...